Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-09-28

SATURDAY, Sept. 10.-Tbe first witness to-
day was Albert Adams, who testified that on
the night of the murder four men hired him
to drive to the Greenville saloon; that he did
not recognize them; thst at the Greenvlle
saloon they got out and went in and then he
drove back to town, letting the men out at
Jupk,s saloon. -.
John Fitzsimmons WAS the next witness,
He testified that he was boarding at the Co.
lumbia house; that shortly before the mu der
he went out of the bar-room ard Bsm arck.
who he had seen standing by a pile Ct posts
near the house, came up to him and asked him
to inquire ST the livery stable If the preacher
and the buggy had got back, which he did,
finding that the buggy had not arrived; that
he then went back into the bar-room, sitting
down near the door; that few minutes later
the buggy drove past to the stable ard then
Haddock came by the door; that he saw a
man who had on light eolorcd pantaloons
approach and pass Haddock in the middle OF
the street, and turn and put revolver to the
minister's neck and FIRE, and then the mau
passed on west; that Haddock staggered snd
fell, rose and fell again, this time in the gut
ter: that after the show two men ran south
on Water street; that he knew John Arens,
1orf, but did not recognize hin as the MUIR
icrer.
Hon. T. P. Murphy was then examined and
testified. He said: That on the night OF the
murder he was riding home from the depot in
hack; that when the hack was going up
Fourth street, and when within less than a
block of where Haddock was murdered, it was
hailed, and the driver turned the hack around
and stopped by the sidewalk; that then
Munchrath, and another man whom he (Mur-
phy) did not recognize looked into the hack
and spoke to him; that Munchrath said that
this was not the hack he was looking for and
asked the driver where the other hack was !;
that the hack was driven to Murpny's home,
and few minutes later DIR. Bergen came in
and told that DIR. Haddock had been MUIR
dered. that about three minutes before
Munchrath had hailed the hack, Murphy had
looked at his watch and seen that 1t was 10 lie
o'clock p. m.
William Williams, the deliver of the hack in
which Mr.. Murphy was driven home, testified
to being hailed by two men who inquired for
the man who drove the black team.
James Scollard testified that he was with
Grady In Junk's saloon when Leavitt and
party came In just before the shooting saw
near the door when coming out from whole
eale liquor department, Fred Muncarath, Jr.,
Geo. Trieber, James Junk and two others he
did not know; Leavitt soon came in; all went
out, excepting junk; heard the ehoot soon
after, as we were starting frcm Junk's.
R. j. Grady testified to substantially the
same facts as James Scollard.
B. Adelshein testified that there was ameet-
ing Of the saloon keepers association at
which Leavitt was made member.
Harry Leavitt was put on the stand. He
testified as to the saloonkeeper's meeting; OF
the presence ofmunchrath, Arensdorf, Treiber,
Piath and others at the meeting; Runchrath
said the admission fee would be all right; was
told to walt time sitter close OF meeting !:
Arensdorf, Munchrath. Treiber Simens5n and
witness remained; Trsiber said he had two
Germans to whip Walker and Haddoek
Munchrath asked what kind of man
Moriarity was; said he was f ghter;
promised TO see him next day; Munehrath and
witness saw Moriarity. but he would not do
1t, the evening OF the killing, q little afger Q
o'clock, met Trieber, Munchrath and others At
English Kitchen; some one said Haddock had
gone to GreenyiIle; Munchrath OF 1rieber
proposed following ia hack; Peters, Trieber,
witness aud another party got hack and fol:
lowed Haddock; came hack and stopped at
Juukss and met Arensd0rf and Plath here;
when word came that hack was back contains